Blue and white Brooks bowl

Blue and white Brooks bowl

Blue and white Brooks bowl - 8" (203 mm) diameter, 3⅜" (85 mm) high.

Richard Brooks was born in 1951 in Sydney, Australia. In 1971, after
studying in Sydney and gaining certificates in ceramics, he came to England
to start a three year apprenticeship with David
Leach.

On his return to Sydney in 1974 he spent a year as an apprentice to Shiga
Shigeo. Following this he gained further experience working for six months
at the Royal Doulton Craft Studio in Australia under the directorship of
Derek Smith.

Richard established his first workshop, Booralie Pottery, at Terry Hills,
Sydney, in 1976, making high-fired earthenware pots. He took on a number
of students over a period of four years before moving to larger premises
and changing production to stoneware and porcelain.

The use of four body clays and about five glazes gives Richard the ability
to produce a wide variety of shapes, sizes, textures and colours. His work
shows a thorough understanding of his medium and an unusually well developed
sense of form.

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